Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world

City Desk :
The air in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was ranked fourth worst among cities around the world according to Air Quality Index (AQI) this morning.

Dhaka’s air was classified as unhealthy at 8:53 am with an AQI score of 178, reports UNB.

Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and China’s Beijing were the top three cities on the list with scores of 430, 305 and 179 respectively.

When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301+ is considered ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to residents.